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Some other gardening trends of interest include:

* More young persons 18-34 are gardening, spending more than any other
group on vegetable plants, approximately $70 annually. New products
such biodegradable peat containers are helping to bring novice
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Thomas attributes much of this increased interest in gardening to the
expansion of home improvement retailers and garden centers.

* Of the 26 million households that grow their own vegetable plants, 35%
are located in the Midwest; 27% are in the Southeast.

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households will grow vegetable plants during 2005, making it one of the
fastest growing pastimes, according to Dennis Thomas, General Manager of
Bonnie Plant Farm , the nation's largest grower of container vegetable plants,
herbs, and flowers.

* Herb gardening continues to grow at a strong pace, with more than 15
million households planting herbs.

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"More people are gardening for a number of reasons, including stress
reduction, maintaining healthy eating habits, and as a means to reduce
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* Seniors are still the largest group of vegetable gardeners, growing
leading varieties such as tomato and pepper plants.

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to get these children registered. UNION SPRINGS, Ala.

* Gardening is becoming less seasonal, as people plant cool season crops
such as broccoli, cabbage, lettuce , cauliflower, and collards.